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SCP-7866 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-7866
Expected annual
$6.5M
One-time setup
$10.0M
Annual recurring
$6.4M
Personnel
22
Initial one-time containment and setup costs are substantial (~$10,000,000) driven by a hardened facility and contingency reserve; annual operating costs are high (~$6.36M/yr) driven by staff wages, classified R&D, legal/cover budgets, and ongoing medical/memetic monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.0M
Facilities $5.0M
[#1] Hardened containment facility construction/fit-out for two principal occupants plus secure saferooms, sensory isolation suite, decon, airlock, limited staff quarters, secure comms and evidence-free storage.
Contingency Reserve Fund $2.5M
[#19] Up-front internal contingency/escrow reserve recommended for catastrophic failure, mass amnestic operations, or rapid relocation.
Equipment $1.4M
[#2, #3, #11, #12, #17] Installation of memetic/psionic shielding and sensory isolation hardware, redundant generators/UPS/HVAC hardware, high-resolution surveillance/logging equipment, rapid-response vehicles/gear, and secure transport vehicle purchase.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#6] Research lab buildout and instrumentation (EEG/fMRI access, memetic testing rigs, secure analysis suites) to support memetics/psych/neuro monitoring and real-time access.
Medical One Time Procedures $175K
[#7] One-time high-cost medical procedures (e.g., neurosurgical implants/DBS) as optional containment/conditioning measures.
Cognitive Implants One Time $175K
[#8] One-time cognitive/neuro-mod device procurement and implantation costs (possible contingency for conditioning implants).
Legal Cover Setup $125K
[#14] Initial establishment of cover-story infrastructure, shell entities, legal buffers and black budget mechanisms.
Backup Wielder Setup $100K
[#13] Initial legal/surveillance/setup costs to establish lineage monitoring and pre-authorize backup wielder arrangements.
Personnel Vetting Infrastructure $50K
[#10] Initial setup for heightened vetting infrastructure, secure screening facilities and tools.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.4M/yr
Staff Wages $2.1M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #7] Annual salaries/benefits for onsite guards (24/7 rotation), command-level oversight (Legate-equivalent), research & monitoring personnel, and medical/psychiatric staff.
Research And Monitoring $1.6M/yr
[#15, #16] Classified R&D into safe operational use (Thaumiel integration) and periodic cognitive redundancy/verification testing and specialist monitoring time.
Cover Story And Legal $1.2M/yr
[#14, #13] Ongoing cover operations, legal buffers, black budget payments, lineage stipends/controls and related intelligence/legal costs to prevent exposure.
Supplies And Consumables $380K/yr
[#9, #18, #25, #23] Amnestics/pharmaceuticals production & secure storage, daily consumables/food/utilities/housekeeping, misc consumables/spare parts, and records destruction/secure erasure supplies.
Logistics And Transport $300K/yr
[#12, #17, #22] Readiness/training and operational costs for rapid-response contingency transport, secure movement/evacuation, and occasional public-facing secure movement operations.
Facilities Maintenance $250K/yr
[#2, #3, #11] Ongoing maintenance and service contracts for memetic shielding, redundant power (fuel/maintenance) and surveillance/logging systems.
Turnover And Retention $250K/yr
[#20] Retention bonuses, recruiting, training replacements, and mental-health leave coverage to mitigate high burnout risks.
Cognitive Conditioning Program $125K/yr
[#8] Ongoing behavioral reinforcement, therapy, pharmacological/neuro-modulation maintenance and compliance program costs.
Personnel Vetting And Training $100K/yr
[#10] Continuous vetting, psychological screening, memetic-safety training and periodic simulation exercises for staff.
External Audits And Drills $50K/yr
[#21] Periodic independent audits, red-team drills, and adversarial containment testing.
Psychological Welfare Enrichment $50K/yr
[#24] Sanctioned enrichment, controlled entertainment and limited social contact programs to maintain compliance and welfare.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.4M/yr
88.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; standard operations and planned R&D/monitoring continue.
continuous_operation no_breach planned_R&D
🚨 Minor Incident $6.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized containment incident or equipment failure requiring emergency response, limited amnestic use, overtime, and repairs.
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🚨 Major Breach $11.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant exposure requiring mass amnestic operations, large-scale relocation or containment actions, heavy legal/PR response, and deployment of contingency reserves.
widespread_exposure failure_of_primary_containment mass_amnestic_deployment
🚨 Political Exposure $8.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Public or political exposure leading to protracted legal battles, heavy black-budget payouts, and major PR/cover operations.
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👥 Personnel 22 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#4] 24/7 armed guard rotation (6–10 recommended); 8 selected to allow shifts and leave.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#5] Legate-equivalent senior custodian/authority to manage wielder interactions and operational decisions.
Research Scientist 3 [#6] Memetics/psych/neuro research and monitoring team (2–4 researchers/technicians).
Medical Officer 2 [#7] Psychiatry/neurology/medical coverage for continuous oversight, diagnostics and emergency care.
Rapid Response / Containment Team 4 [#12] On-call rapid-response personnel for containment breaches and emergency transport.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#3, #11] Technical staff for redundant power/HVAC, generator/fuel systems and surveillance/equipment maintenance.
Administrative Staff 2 [#13, #14] Logistics, lineage monitoring administration, legal liaison and cover-story coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst-provided ranges for most line items allow a moderate-confidence estimate; memetic/Thaumiel factors and policy choices (degree of R&D, use of implants, level of black-budget operations) create substantial uncertainty, preventing a high-confidence rating.
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